Fab City Foundation

Driving social and environmental innovation

Based in e-Estonia, the Fab City Foundation champions the Global Initiative through pioneering projects in social innovation, urban research, and educational programs. Our Foundation fosters a network of forward-thinking cities, organizes the annual Fab City Summit with local partners, and leads strategic research on transformative urban models such as the Fab City Full Stack and the PITO to DIDO transition.

Our Team

Supervisory Board

Tomas Diez

Co-Founder
Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Sherry Lassiter

President & CEO
The Fab Foundation

Daniel Ibáñez

Director
Institute For Advanced Architecture of Catalonia

Executive Leadership

Kate Armstrong

Chief Executive Officer

Lauri Lõugas

Administrative Director

Lucas Marangoni

Head of Operations

Main Office

Josefina Nano

Programs Lead

Mitalee Parikh

Projects & Innovation Lead

Linda Contreras

Global Community Lead

Freda Yamorti Gbande

Knowledge Manager

Daan Sonnemans

Programs Manager

Johanna Rueda

Communication Manager

Lisa Mbwia

Digital Transformation & Data Governance Manager

Francesco Barzon Marzari

EU Projects Manager

Special Ops

Mihaela Tudorache

EU Project Researcher

Tomas Vivanco

MDDI Co-Director

Open and Accessible Research

Promoting open design, research, and innovation with cities and communities.

The Foundation pursues strategic research to fulfill our vision of cities producing (almost) everything they consume. Through our projects, courses, networks, and events, we identify best practices in smart cities, green innovation, digital transition, and community building. We focus on generating high-quality case studies and outputs that can be adopted within and beyond our network of cities and regions. Our high-level research, conducted with esteemed collaborators, is showcased on our research blog.

Explore our Blog Find project